He said: “If you’re going to do things like this you need to find out the facts. She’s now done quite a lot of research during half-term.”

Charlotte has also written to Kenilworth and Southam MP Jeremy Wright asking him to raise the issue with Prime Minister Theresa May after reading his post on his website about the situation in Syria, which was published in September 2015.

A spokesman for Jeremy Wright confirmed he will respond directly to Charlotte’s letter.

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